Library — v1.0

AI UX Design Patterns

A working library of AI design patterns for teams shipping AI products. Each pattern bridges one of the six HAX principles to a concrete piece of UI you can steal on Monday. Examples cite real products; anti-patterns are the mistakes we keep seeing in audits.

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Empathy First

Design for the human situation before the model capability.

Progressive Intent Capture

Problem: A blank prompt box forces users to invent structure they don't have.
Solution: Ask 2–3 short, sequential questions that shape the prompt behind the scenes.
Example: Notion AI's 'Continue writing / Summarize / Brainstorm' pre-intents before the free-text field.
Anti-pattern: One giant textarea labeled 'Ask anything'.

Grounded Empty States

Problem: First-run screens with a blinking cursor and no worked example.
Solution: Ship 3–5 tappable example prompts drawn from real user tasks, not marketing copy.
Example: Perplexity's category chips on the home canvas.
Anti-pattern: A hero image and a subtitle like 'The future of X'.

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